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Dental students in Scotland to receive bursaries in face of delayed graduation
Bursaries will be offered to struggling dental students in Scotland in response to COVID-19 disruptions. Calls were made to help…
Young Dentist
Dental news you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Dental practices should…
Dentistry
New plans for water fluoridation – reaction from the profession
Calls are being made for better investment to support the government’s latest water fluoridation plans. In a new white paper,…
Oral health
Dental practices should withhold associates’ full pay, BDA suggests
Dental practices should pay associates at a lower rate until the NHS fulfils practices’ full contract value, the BDA says.…
Dentistry
CQC log jam creating ‘significant’ delays in dental practice sales
Dentists are experiencing significant delays of between 16-20 weeks in registration changes at the CQC. In a letter to the…
Dentistry
‘Setting us up to fail’ – further push for government to abandon dental targets
Dentist pushes for government to make changes to NHS contract targets for dentistry after weeks of no action. Speaking on…
Dentistry
Dental news you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… ‘Completely unacceptable’ –…
Dentistry
Calls for answers over future of dental students in Scotland
Questions have been fired at the government in Scotland following concerns over whether dental school students will graduate in 2021.…
Young Dentist
Appointment struggles create DIY dentistry boom
DIY dentistry ‘first aid’ kits are experiencing a huge boom in sales as patients struggle to get dental appointments. Boots…
Dentistry
Will dentistry stay firmly on the political agenda?
Nigel Jones talks to Eddie Crouch about the recent Parliamentary debate regarding dentistry and what this might mean for the…
Dentistry
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Inside Out: NHS Dentistry Discussed
In this latest instalment of Inside Out: NHS Dentistry Discussed, Practice Plan’s Nigel Jones and British Dental Association chair Eddie…
Dentistry
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Nearly eight in 10 practices report spike in cancelled or missed dental appointments
NHS dentistry faces an ‘uncertain future’ after 45% say they are less likely to seek routine care during the new…
Dentistry
Dental treatments among children more than halved in a year, statistics show
The number of dental treatments carried out on children in the UK has more than halved in the last 12…
Dentistry
Tony Kilcoyne on his re-election to the BDA and its upcoming external investigation
Tony Kilcoyne talks about his re-election to the BDA, the agreed external investigation and his hopes for the future in…
Dentistry
The secret dentist – dentistry is the most powerful influencer in the UK (if only we could stick together)
With so many groups in dentistry pulling in different directions, it’s difficult to have one common voice to help argue…
Dentistry
Dental news you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… COVID-19 – calls and…
Dentistry
Six-figure funding package will help improve dental surgery ventilation in Wales
A £450,000 package has been secured to help dental practices improve their ventilation systems in Wales. The move has been…
Dentistry
‘Utterly wrongheaded’ – NHS dental charges to increase by 5% before Christmas
NHS dental charges in England will increase by 5% just before Christmas, it has been announced. After it was postponed…
Dentistry
Dental news you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Mouthwash can kill…
Dentistry
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